Emmy Award
Award
1971
1971
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Keith Michell (1926-2015) was one of the leading actors of the 1960s and 70s and was also Director of the Chichester Festival Theatre 1974 - 77.
Michell’s most enduring role is Henry VIII in the landmark BBC Television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The BBC devoted an episode to each of the monarch’s six consorts. The film version Henry VIII and his Six Wives (1972) adapted the same material into a single film, directed by Waris Hussein. In 1996, Michell played Henry VIII again, in a television film, The Prince and the Pauper. At 67, he was relieved to discover that the costumes for the rotund king weighed only a fraction of the 20 stone of those he had needed 20 years previously.
Michell received numerous awards for his performance as Henry VIII, including an Emmy Award for Best Actor.
Michell’s most enduring role is Henry VIII in the landmark BBC Television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The BBC devoted an episode to each of the monarch’s six consorts. The film version Henry VIII and his Six Wives (1972) adapted the same material into a single film, directed by Waris Hussein. In 1996, Michell played Henry VIII again, in a television film, The Prince and the Pauper. At 67, he was relieved to discover that the costumes for the rotund king weighed only a fraction of the 20 stone of those he had needed 20 years previously.
Michell received numerous awards for his performance as Henry VIII, including an Emmy Award for Best Actor.
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Title | Emmy Award (popular title) |
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Brief description | Emmy Award awarded to Keith Michell for Best Actor in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971) |
Physical description | The Emmy statuette, depicting a winged woman holding an atom, was designed by television engineer Louis McManus, who used his wife as the model. The wings represent the muse of art; the atom the electron of science and is made of copper, nickel, silver and gold. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 1971 - 1972 Television Academy Awards Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Keith Michell
Catherine Howard: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
August 29 1971
CBS |
Credit line | Given by Jeanette Michell |
Summary | Keith Michell (1926-2015) was one of the leading actors of the 1960s and 70s and was also Director of the Chichester Festival Theatre 1974 - 77. Michell’s most enduring role is Henry VIII in the landmark BBC Television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The BBC devoted an episode to each of the monarch’s six consorts. The film version Henry VIII and his Six Wives (1972) adapted the same material into a single film, directed by Waris Hussein. In 1996, Michell played Henry VIII again, in a television film, The Prince and the Pauper. At 67, he was relieved to discover that the costumes for the rotund king weighed only a fraction of the 20 stone of those he had needed 20 years previously. Michell received numerous awards for his performance as Henry VIII, including an Emmy Award for Best Actor. |
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Accession number | S.800-2017 |
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Record created | February 15, 2018 |
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